Fastening device for packages



(No Model') M E HANOVER FASTENING DEVIUE FOR PAGKAGES- PatentedJan.21,1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAJOR E. HANOVER, OF EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR PACKAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,853, dated January21, 1890.

Application filed September 26, 1888\ Serial No. 286,452. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, MAJOR E. HANOVER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Evansville, in the county of Rock and State of WVisconsin,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Fastening Devicesfor Packages; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

My invention relates to packages; and it consists in a novel and usefulpackage having folding lipped ends, combined with a device for readilysecuring the said lips together, as will be fully understood from thefollowing description and claim, taken in connection with the annexeddrawings,in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my imimprovedpackage, showing one end and the fastening device applied thereto. Fig.2 is an end view showing the lips closed and held by the fastener. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the fastener detached from the package. Fig.4 is a view in perspective of the package and fastener, the parts beingshown as ready for closing.

Referring to the annexed drawings, B designates a rectangular package,which is preferably formed of paper, one or both ends being creased andfolded in the following manner. I have represented in the ann exed drawings only one end of my improved package. This end I crease and fold toafford a rectangular flap 0, adapted to cover the contents of thepackage. I then fold the paper so as to form two lateral triangularflaps b b and again fold the paper to form the triangular holdingdownflap O.

It will be observed by reference to Figs. 1 and 4 that the two sideflaps b b when closed afford a space between them and the flap 0 adaptedto receive the rectangular portion of a rectangular fastener A, which,when it isin position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, affords a re-enforcingcap and an auxiliary device for closing the end of the package.

This fastener A is provided with a lip a, which is designed to receivebeneath it the angular end of the flap 0, to overlap this flap, and toseal the package.

It is obvious that the fastener A may be made of paper, metal, or othersuitable substance.

Having described my invention, what I claim is A package having arectangular bottom flap, two triangular closing-flaps at the endsthereof, and a triangular holding-down flap, in combination with arectangular fasteningplate having a sealing-lip, the body of thefastening-plate being adapted to lie beneath the said closing-flaps, andthe sealing-lip being adapted to cover the pointof the holdingdown flap,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signatu re in presence of two witnesses.

MAJOR E. HANOVER.

Witnesses:

LORENZO Wonrnme, GEO. 'L. PUL EN.

